Really Incredibly Large Survey
Jul. 7th, 2006 03:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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| ✓ I miss somebody right now. (lots) | ✓ I don't watch much TV these days. (or indeed, any - haven't owned one for 2 years now, haven't watched one for 3 or more years) | ✓ I own lots of books. (and they're all out on the shelves now - *glee*) |
| ✓ I wear glasses or contact lenses. (both, but mostly contacts - originally because they're more convenient with a crash helmet, but now mostly because I'm vain :)) | × I love to play video games. (not really - no objection to them, but they're far from my favourite recreational activity) | ✓ I've tried marijuana. (once in hot chocolate, once in cakes, and once through a pipe - which left my mouth tasting like an ashtray for DAYS, ick) |
| ✓ I've watched porn movies. (also starred in them :-P) | ✓ I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship. (possibly, from the other person's point of view - although I think it's safe to say she fitted the description more accurately, given the bricks through my windows) | ✓ I believe honesty is usually the best policy. (this is mostly for pragmatic reasons - lies have a habit of causing more complications than they're worth, further down the line. I'm not totally honest though, I do break the law and I do sometimes tell white lies - mostly to people who aren't my friends) |
| ✓ I curse sometimes. (particularly when coding) | × I have changed a lot mentally over the last year. (not really... 3 years ago, yes. A near-death experience can have that effect. 6 years ago was probably my biggest time of personal development though, for various reasons.) | × I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me. (nope. I'm actually slightly phobic about knives, they make me nervous.) |
| ✓ I have broken someone's bones. (I once broke a small bone in my sister's foot while we were playing basketball - oops. She was quite happy about it though, as it didn't hurt much and she got to have a cast, which was an ambition of hers.) | ✓ I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal. | × I hate the rain. (sometimes I love it, other times I could do without it, but I don't think I ever hate it these days. Maybe if I was still riding I'd feel differently :)) |
| ✓ I'm paranoid at times. (Isn't everyone?) | ✓ I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free. (I'd like some of my tattoos removed if I could get the area tattooed over again afterwards, and I wouldn't object to having my skin graft made less conspicuous. I don't think I'd bother having anything reshaped though.) | ✓ I need/want money right now. (desperately - I'm currently 2800 overdrawn on a 2400 overdraft (with three weeks to go before payday), so the fines are going to be fun next month...) |
| × I love sushi. (not keen on it at all) | × I talk really, really fast. (only when I'm really, really high ;)) | × I have fresh breath in the morning. |
| ✓ I have long hair. | × I have lost money in Las Vegas. | ✓ I have at least one sibling. (four actually... two half-sisters and two half-brothers (so maybe that's only two, if you add them up) ;)) |
| ✓ I was born in a country outside of the U.S. | ✓ I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past. (all of the above... although the fake eyelashes didn't last long, they drove me crazy) | × I couldn't survive without Caller I.D. (it's nice to know who you're answering the phone to, but I'm not that bothered about it) |
| ✓ I like the way that I look. (I'm kind of used to it by this point, and I have a tendency not to worry about things I can't change) | × I have lied to a good friend in the last 6 months. | × I am usually pessimistic. (I used to be, but answering this has made me realise that I'm almost certainly quite optimistic these days) |
| × I have a lot of mood swings. (again, not lately) | ✓ I think prostitution should be legalized. (professionals need to be regulated, whatever their industry) | ✓ I slept with a roommate. (it was really good fun, but it was behind my girlfriend's back and it did cause a whole load of bad feeling (and broken windows) in the long run) |
| × I have a hidden talent. (I don't think so, I show off so much these days that everyone knows any talents I have) | × I'm always hyper no matter how much sugar I have. | ✓ I have a lot of friends. (I dunno if it counts as a lot or not, but it's certainly way more than I've ever had in the past) |
| ✓ I have pecked someone of the same sex. (I'm assuming this means 'kissed' and not some weird bird-fetish behaviour) | × I enjoy talking on the phone. (hate it) | × I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants. (Levi 501s in autumn/winter/spring, cut-down combat trousers in summer) |
| × I love to shop and/or window shop. (I do have sessions of retail therapy, but mostly I only shop when I need something) | ✓ I'm obsessed with my Xanga or Livejournal. (I'm obsessed with the entire Internet, particularly the bits of it that let you talk to other people. IRC is the most time-consuming.) | × I'm completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother. (my mum rocks) |
| ✓ I have a mobile phone. | × I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months. (I very rarely drink) | ✓ I've rejected someone before. |
| ✓ I currently like/love someone. (<3) | ✓ I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life. (but I'm fairly happy drifting along as I am for now) | × I want to have children in the future. (really not sure on this one - I've gone from 'probably yes' to 'definitely no' to 'possibly maybe' over the last ten years) |
| ✓ I have changed a diaper before. (four siblings, remember) | × I've called the cops on a friend before. (fortunately I didn't have to call the cops when my ex smashed my house up, as the neighbours had already done it (I was out)) | ✓ I'm not allergic to anything. (as far as I know anyway, and I've been given a lot of medication over the last few years) |
| ✓ I have a lot to learn. (always - life is a learning experience) | ✓ I am shy around the opposite sex. (no, honestly, I am - I just hide it really well these days) | ✓ I'm online 24/7, even as an away message. (usually from at least two locations) |
| × I have at least 5 away messages saved. | ✓ I have tried alcohol or drugs before. (*cough*) | ✓ I have made a move on a friend's significant other or crush in the past. (with their knowledge and cheerful consent) |
| ✓ I own the "South Park" movie. | × I have avoided assignments at work/school to be on Xanga or Livejournal. (not quite, but it does make a handy-dandy procrastination method) | × I enjoy some country music. |
| × I would die for my best friends. (if I had to make the decision instinctively, probably yes. If I had time to think about it, probably not.) | ✓ I'm obsessive, and often a perfectionist. (natch) | × I have used my sexuality to advance my career. (no, but I'd love to have the chance... I think there's a purity test point I don't have there) |
| × I think Halloween is awesome because you get free candy. (I almost always have more sweets than I can eat in my flat... I find I want them less that way) | ✓ I have dated a close friend's ex. (again with them being perfectly happy about it) | × I am happy at this moment. (not really, but the weekend is fairly close now) |
| × I'm obsessed with guys. (occasionally, but not often recently) | × Democrat. | × Republican. |
| × I don't even know what I am. (I am not from the USA. Gotta love that all-encompassing world-view.) | × I am punk rockish. | × I go for older guys/girls, not younger. (used to when I was younger, I seem to have reversed roles since I got ancient myself) |
| ✓ I study for tests most of the time. (I did at uni, didn't during school) | × I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I've ever met. | × I can work on a car. (hate it hate it hate it. And the feeling is mutual.) |
| × I love my job(s). (it's okay, but I don't really love it) | ✓ I am comfortable with who I am right now. (now there's a thing huh? wasn't expecting that 5 years ago) | ✓ I have more than just my ears pierced. (navel) |
| × I walk barefoot wherever I can. | ✓ I have jumped off a bridge. (both intentionally and otherwise, but never with the expectation of dying or seriously injuring myself) | × I love sea turtles. (obscure much?) |
| × I spend ridiculous amounts of money on makeup. | × I plan on achieving a major goal/dream. (I have achieved some reasonably good ones already... right now I don't have anything big I'm looking to do) | × I am proficient on a musical instrument. (I can play the drums, although I haven't practised for years... I'm not sure that counts as 'musical' though :)) |
| × I hate office jobs. (I like computers, and that's where they tend to live. I'm not self-disciplined enough to work for myself.) | × I went to college out of state. (um? I did school, sixth form college (not at school), then a gap of a few years, then uni.) | × I am adopted. |
| ✓ I am a pyro. (Fire Is Cool) | × I have thrown up from crying too much. | ✓ I have been intentionally hurt by people that I loved. (and vice versa) |
| ✓ I fall for the worst people. (and the best. Sometimes they're the same person.) | × I adore bright colours. | × I usually like covers better than originals. |
| × I hate chain theme restaurants like Applebees and TGIFridays. (I hate most restaurants in the UK. Give me my medium-rare beef! And that means PINK in the middle you fucktards!) | ✓ I can pick up things with my toes. | × I can't whistle. (I can just about whistle, but not very loud at all. I really really wish I could wolf-whistle. I can whistle and hum at the same time though.) |
| ✓ I have ridden/owned a horse. (my aunts own several, I learned to ride when I was about 8. Haven't ridden in years, am planning to do so next year, once my leg is stable enough for it.) | × I still have every journal I've ever written in. (nope, I've thrown several of them out and probably won't start any more since I found LJ) | ✓ I talk in my sleep. (occasionally, so I'm told) |
| × I've often thought that I was born in the wrong century. | ✓ I try to forget things by drowning them out with loads of distractions. (procrastination and distraction tactics for the win!) | × I wear a toe ring. |
| ✓ I have a tattoo. (five, with more planned) | × I can't stand at LEAST one person that I work with. | × I am a caffeine junkie. (somewhat atypically for a geek, not at all - I don't even drink coke any more) |
| × I am completely tree-huggy spiritual, and I'm not ashamed at all. | × If I knew I would get away with it, I would commit at least one murder. | × I will collect anything, and the more nonsensical, the better. (I do tend to accumulate clutter, but it's not really collecting, just failing to throw shit away :-P) |
| × I enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner. (no thanks - nasty vinegary stuff) | × I'm an artist. (does 'bullshit artist' count? ;)) | × I am ambidextrous. (used to be, not any more) |
| × I sleep with so many stuffed animals, I can hardly fit on my bed. (nope, the cuddly dinosaur collection doesn't live on the bed) | × If it weren't for having to see other people naked, I'd live in a nudist colony. | ✓ I have terrible teeth. (I think so, although other people are under the delusion that I have good teeth because the front ones are incredibly straight) |
| × I hate my toes. (eh? *wiggles toes curiously*) | ✓ I did this meme even though I wasn't tagged by the person who took it before me. (I really dislike this 'tagging' thing that's started up with memes. I trim it off them whenever I remember.) | ✓ I have more friends on the internet than in real life. (I live here, of course it's where I have the most friends :)) |
| × I have lived in either three different states or countries. (counties, yes, countries, no) | × I am extremely flexible. (very definitely not - well, not physically anyway) | × I love hugs more than kisses. (I refuse to choose!) |
| ✓ I want to own my own business. (but I'm too lazy) | × I smoke. (I hate smoking. I often have to leave rooms that people are smoking in, and when girls I'm attracted to do it, it turns me off for hours (or occasionally days). I will be VERY happy when smoking is banned in clubs, as it will stop my nights out being ruined by lack of oxygen.) | ✓ I spend way too much time on the computer than on anything else. (although not so much that I didn't spot the terrible grammar in that sentence) |
| × Nobody has ever said I'm normal. (a psychologist friend keeps telling me how normal I am, it's very reassuring ;)) | × Sad movies, games, and the like can cause a trickle of tears every now and then. (only Dead Poets Society) | × I am proficient in the use of many types of firearms and combat weapons. (I dunno about proficient... I used to be a very good shot with both rifle and bow, but that was years ago.) |
| × I like the way women look in stylized men's suits. (I'm a big fan of femininity - in both genders.) | × I don't like it when people are unpleased or seem unpleased with me. (well, I'm not ecstatic about it, but it doesn't usually cause me a major problem) | × I have been described as a dreamer or likely to have my head up in the clouds. |
| × I have played strip poker with someone else before. (I don't know how to play poker. I've played strip monopoly. I lost, intentionally :)) | ✓ I have had emotional problems for which I have sought professional help. (it didn't help much, but I wasn't really expecting it to so I'm not that bothered) | × I believe in ghosts and the paranormal. (I can feel the energy flows from and around other people during sex. I have yet to fit this into my otherwise rabidly rational world-view.) |
| × I can't stand being alone. (I need time alone, at least one day out of every three or four.) | ✓ I have at least one obsession at any given time. (I quite like being obsessive... I pounce on new hobbies with huge enthusiasm, until I've acquired basic proficiency in them, then I usually move on to something else.) | × I weigh myself, pee/poo, and then weigh myself again. (...seek help.) |
| ✓ I consistently spend way too much money on obsessions-of-the-moment. (that's what money is for) | × I'm a judgmental asshole. | × I'm a HUGE drama-queen. |
| × I have travelled on more than one continent. | × I sometimes wish my father would just disappear. | × I need people to tell me I'm good at something in order to feel that I am. (I don't need it, but it definitely helps) |
| × I am a Libertarian. | × I can speak more than one language. | ✓ I can fall asleep even if the whole room is as noisy as it can be. (sometimes) |
| ✓ I would rather read than watch TV. (god yes) | × I like reading fact more than fiction. (I'll take the laser guns and spaceships, thanks) | ✓ I have pulled an all-nighter on an assignment I was given a month to do. (where 'month' can be read as 'year') |
| × I have no piercings. (navel and ears) | ✓ I have spent the night in a train station or other public place. | × I have been so upset over my physical gender that I cried. |
| × I once spent Christmas completely alone because there was a miscommunication on which parent was supposed to have me that night. (eh, surely you'd just turn up at the place you thought you were meant to be, bang on the door, and they'd let you in? "Home is the place where, when you turn up, they have to let you in.") | × There have been times when I have wondered "Why was I born?" and may/may not have cried over it. | × I like most animals better than most people. |
| ✓ I own a collection of retro games consoles. (although I can't use them because I don't have a TV, d'oh!) | × The thought of physical exercise makes me shiver. | × I have hit someone with a dead fish. |
| × I am compulsively honest. | × I was born with a congenital birth defect that has never been repaired. | ✓ I have danced topless in front of dozens of complete strangers. |
| × I have gone from wishing I was a girl to revelling in being a boy to feeling like a girl again in the span of five minutes, and not cared a whit for my actual sex. | ✓ I am unashamedly bisexual, and have different motivations for my desires for different genders. (mm, cock.) | ✓ I sometimes won't sleep a whole night or eat a whole day because I forget to. (I trained my appetite into submission as a kid, and it's still a bit unreliable as bodily warning signals go) |
| × I find it impossible to get to sleep without some kind of music on. | × I dislike milk. | × I obsessively wash my hands. |
| ✓ I always carry something significant around with me. (when I leave the flat for more than 24 hours, I generally take Thorn with me. Thorn is a cuddly tiger cub who looked after me in hospital. Rawr.) | × Sometimes I'd rather wear a wig in day-to-day life than use my own hair. | × I've pushed myself to become more self-aware and thereby more aware of others. (I'm quite resistant to self-analysis in many respects, but I do think I'm getting better at dealing with life in general and other people in particular) |
| × Even though I live on my own I still cry sometimes because I miss my mother. | ✓ I hand wrote all the HTML tags in this document. (I'm going to fix them by hand, as the generator produces crappy HTML) | ✓ I've liked something which a majority of people claimed was either bad or weird. |
| × I have been clinically dead for a brief period of time. | × Instead of feeling sympathy/empathy with people and their problems, I simply become annoyed. | ✓ I participate/have participated in auto drag races and won. (Vroom.) |
| × I do not 'get' most comedy acts. | ✓ I don't think strippers are money-greedy or slutty for dancing. (mm, shiny pretty people) | × I don't like to chew gum. (it has its uses) |
| × I am obsessed with history/historical things and can't wait for someone to build a time machine so I can be the first to use it. | × I can never remember for the life of me where I parked the car. (I know exactly where it is (E2, about three streets away from my flat), and it's scaring the shit out of me. If it doesn't get stolen this week I'll be amazed.) | × I had the TEEN ANGST thing going for at least 2-3 years. (I just hid in my room and read a lot... same as before and after my teens really.) |
| × I wish people would be more empathic and honest with each other. | × I play Dungeons and Dragons weekly. (never have played it, although I really wanted to when I was younger) | × I love to sing. (I tend to sing out of tune, so I don't do it much... especially not since going out with a very very good singer, who used to wince in pain when I wailed along to things) |
| × I want to live in my mother's basement when I grow up. | × I have a custom-built computer. (not any more, my new one was bought from Mesh, and my last one was donated for some work I did on a Linux community website - I do upgrade my machines periodically though, so the new one is unlikely to stay as is) | × I want to create a certain someone's babies, even though there's a 0% possiblity of ever achieving it. |
| × I would be in a relationship with one of my pets if they were human. | × I've gone skinny-dipping. (I'd quite like to do this at some point - easy purity point, apart from anything else. Of course, I hate swimming, and I'm not very good at it.) | ✓ I've performed in three plays. (at school, not since) |
| × I enjoy burritos. | × I'm Irish and loving it. | ✓ I have a thing for redheads. (oh god yes) |
| × I am a twin! | × Most of the times, I'd rather do something intellectual instead of doing something generically 'fun'. (embrace the power of AND) | × Once I set out to finish something, I always stay at it until it is completed before I move on to something else. (I'm a bit flaky actually) |
| ✓ I wish there were a way to erase past mistakes. (sure, although there's only one thing in my past that I'd change... I think a lot of my mistakes were probably good for me overall, or at least interesting.) | × I sleep more than 12 hours a day. (sometimes) | × I wish I could be prouder of what I've accomplished, but it's never enough. |
| × I need more time to myself. | × I wish I was more open-minded. | × I hope that I go really prematurely grey. |
| ✓ I download songs from the internet. (rarely - and I always either delete them or buy the album if I like them) | × I've just reenacted chapter 58 of Death Note with my best friend. (wtf?) | × I say random things to freak people out. |
| × I'm still a little mad about the ending of Death Note. (again, wtf?) | × I love playing Truth or Dare. (I don't think I've ever played it) | × I love listening to slow music, but I hate singing to it. |
| × Music helps me remember that I am not alone. (I'm really not that bothered about music) | × Playing my favorite sport makes me temporarily forget my problems. (eww, sport) | ✓ I think this survey is particularly long. (I think that's a fair comment, yeah :) I've tried to add comments to a lot of things to make it slightly more interesting...) |
| × I prefer my LJ friends to my real-life ones. (mostly they're the same people I think) | × I can only hate someone that I love. (nope - the only people I hate are two people who've physically attacked me for no reason - I don't know them and never did, they're just thugs who should be put down) | × I've ordered an extra two shots of espresso to an Americano at Starbucks. (um... is this a penis-size thing?) |
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Date: 2006-07-07 03:50 pm (UTC)Vaguely knowing someone, eh? ;-)
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